Elevating Impact Lab 2020: Impact Partnerships
PSU's Elevating Impact Lab is an immersive weekend designed to activate PSU students as change agents. With a Friday evening kick-off, and an all-day immersion on Saturday, work with your idea and your team to develop an concept for a new enterprise. You will meet mentors from the community, and engage with faculty and staff to experience innovation in action and grow your entrepreneurial skills. Over the course of the lab, you will build a team, develop, refine, test and pitch a business concept.
The theme of the 2020 Elevating Impact Lab, Impact Partnerships, explores opportunities for innovation and business applications that will have a positive impact through partnerships between traditional business entities, non-profits and/or governmental agencies. (Of course, other ideas are welcome, even if they don’t fit the theme exactly.)
Begin brainstorming now: How would you create a product or service that solves a problem you live with? What partners would you need to have an impact? Some key topics to consider are: new modes of transportation, products that increase happiness or health, products that decrease stress, equitable access to healthcare, and spaces and places that improve life, work and play..
PSU STUDENTS: Get one credit for participating!
To receive credit, skip this ticketing page and go straight to Banweb, where you can register now:
Term: Spring 2020
Grad: MGMT 510 CRN: 64853
Undergrad: MGMT 410: CRN 65316
Normal course fees will apply
Space in this Elevating Impact Lab is limited. Please register today by clicking Tickets. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Friday, April 3rd, 5 PM - Saturday, April 4th, 10 PM: Elevating Impact Lab, Karl Miller Center
On Friday we’ll gather for dinner and a bit of an intro. Then, we’ll get our ideas out in the open. Everyone’s welcome to make a one minute pitch, the group will decide which ideas to take forward, and we will form teams. On Saturday, we’ll move from ideas to action. Your team will develop solutions and meet with startup leaders and community innovators to validate ideas. This valuable coaching will help you iterate your ideas based on market research. (See full agenda below.)
And don't you worry - we will provide delicious food throughout the Lab.
Elevating Impact Lab Details and Schedule
Friday, April 3rd
5:00 PM - Registration begins - Arrive at Karl Miller Center Atrium and get checked in.
5:30 PM - Dinner & Networking - Connect with fellow participants over dinner.
6:30 PM - Welcome - Our facilitators wil get things started and review our agenda for the weekend
7:00 PM - You pitch your idea - You have one minute to share your idea and convince others to join your team. Don't have an idea? Don't worry - You don't have to pitch!
8:00 PM - Participants vote on ideas - You'll vote on the best ideas. Only top ideas will move forward in this Elevating Impact Lab.
8:30 PM - Selected ideas announced and teams are formed - Did your idea move forward? Great - Now you have to recruit people to your team! If your idea didn't get selected or you didn't pitch an idea, find an idea you're interested in and join them!
9:00 PM - Teams assign roles - Now that you've formed a team, it's time to get to work. You'll decided how you can best contribute your skills, and divvy up the work.
9:30 PM - Start working on your idea, but we recommend getting a good night's rest because tomorrow will be busy!
Saturday, April 4th
7:30 AM - Doors
8:30 AM - Arrive - We'll fuel you up with a simple breakfast and coffee.
8:45 AM - Morning announcements - We'll make sure you and your team have your marching orders for the day.
9:30 - Get to work! Go out into the community and test your idea. Meet with potential customers and partners and find out if your idea has legs. (At the end of today and during your presentation, the judges will be looking to see what market research and validation you've conducted.)
12:30 PM - Lunch. Mandatory! Recharge with lunch and a presentation from a speaker who will talk about the innovation journey in business. (Check back for details.)
1:30 PM - Meet with mentors and continue your work. - You'll have access to startup leaders and industry experts - Take advantage of their expertise and find out what they think of your idea. Start thinking about your final presentation, and ask mentors for feedback.
3:00 PM - Check in - Our facilitators will do a final check-in with each team to make sure they're ready to present.
4:30 PM - Dinner
5:00 PM - Final presentations start
7:00 PM - Final presentations end
7:15 PM - While the judges deliberate, you will hear from Ana Chaud, Founder of Garden Bar. Ana will share her motivations, ups and downs, and what she thinks anyone who wants to start a business or work for a start-up should know.8:30 PM Judging and Awards - We'll announce the winners of Elevating Impact Lab!
10:00 PM - That's a wrap!
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Event illustration created by PSU Instructor Walker Cahall live during the 2020 Elevating Impact Summit.
